Opening: April 21st, 2014 at 3-7pm
Duration: April 22 - 28, daily 2-6pm
Venue: SomoS, Kottbusser Damm 95, 10967 Berlin
http://somos-arts.org
The first solo exhibition in Berlin by Estonian painter and poet Liis Koger, organized and curated by Simson Gallery, opens at SomoS on April 21st, 2014 at 3pm. The presentation is on view until April 28, daily from 2-6pm.
Liis Koger was born 1989 in Pärnu and is currently based in Tallinn. The artist has graduated from Pärnu Sütevaka High School Of Humanistics, and studied Psychology and Theology at University of Tartu, graduating there in 2013 with a BA degree in Painting, Fine Arts.
Painting and poetry are connected in many ways. If one looks at poets/artists like Jean Cocteau, Max Jacob, William Blake, Pablo Picasso, or P.P.Pasolini, it becomes clear that being a poet adds an extra, often somewhat esoteric dimension to other artistic expressions the poet might choose.
Kogers's paintings are distinguished by a high level of lyricism and introspection. The classic abstract Nordic painterly tradition of artists such as Per Kirkeby is given a contemporary and already very mature interpretation.
Since 2010, Liis Koger has exhibited widely, enjoyed solo and group shows in Estonia, Italy, UK, USA and Switzerland. Her work is present in private collections in Estonia, Sweden, Italy, Switzerland, Norway. Works in public spaces include Riigikogu, The Parliament Of Estonia, Toompea, Tallinn, Estonia and the Institute Of Mathematical Statistics, Tartu, Estonia.
